thank you all so much for your kind words and emails from my last post. i guess the guilt we feel as mothers is universal. it doesn't matter if you are raising young children now, or your kids are grown, or if you're a stay at home mom or a working mother, we all feel it and for different reasons. your thoughts and stories were greatly appreciated! now let's get on with the fairy garden.
i haven't told you guys this, but operation purge 2012 is taking place right now. i'm in spring cleaning mode and i'm going through everything in my house from top to bottom, garage included. while working on my closet, i found the makings of a fairy garden that i purchased a couple years ago. that gives you a good idea of the state of my closet, gardening supplies in the closet, not good. remember, how unorganized i am??
this is an aerial view of the property. i bought the fence, arbor, bench, mini pots and rakes at this charming nursery by my parent's house.
my daughter and i found this house the other day at a local nursery. i think it's actually meant to be a terrarium. we picked up various small scale plants and included a couple bonsai trees,
and these mini roses.
i made a little sitting area for the fairies so they can rest after a hard day of gardening.
the "pool" is meant to be a bird feeder, one in which you just have a dish of bird food?
we had to get the pillows for the fairies too.
i made a fence of roses so the fairies can have some privacy while swimming.
we need to get more fencing, hopefully it is still available. we may add a couple more plants but, we want to see how this fills in first. i wish landscaping my backyard was as simple as this!
happy friday!
This is just the sweetest - how fun. I too wanted to comment on your last post. We once had a tooth fairy that missed her delivery not once, not twice but three times! She had to write a very tiny, long explanation as to her reason for her absence. It is truly the worst feeling in the world but it seems as though you have turned the corner and completed a lovely little project and created a great memory. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh man, I would totally try to cover myself if I forgot the tooth fair too! How sweet that you wrote a tiny explantation. Have a great weekend too!
Deleteyour fairy garden is completely adorable. smitten with all of the wee details, especially the little arbor.
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molly
Thanks Molly!
DeleteThis is so friggin' cute! I want to do a little fairy garden with Sophie during her spring break. Where did you find all the little accessories and materials?
ReplyDeleteFor you locals, if you want fairy garden supplies you can find them at Summer's Past Farms. It's pretty neat and you can make an afternoon of it. They have a nursery, a sweet pea maze and a few pretty amazing fairy gardens. http://www.summerspastfarms.com/
ReplyDeleteJust discovered your blog, and have been reading all your old posts! Love your blog!! :) Glad to have stumbled upon it. Rosa
ReplyDeleteAmber, I think you have done an incredible job, I can see so much love and attention has gone into this project. I think the garden is a triumph. Any self respecting fairy would be flying top speed to your 'property' to check it out. How tall is the arbour?
ReplyDeletePaul
Hi Paul,
DeleteYou're funny. The arbor is about 8 inches as I have it now, but it is in the container a couple inches. I think it is suitable for various sizes of fairies :)
We are getting our outside fairies outfitted for summer too. So fun and magical! Love your swing and the moss pillows!!
ReplyDeleteloving:
ReplyDelete1.stumbling upon ur fab blog & this post as we begin our own mini gardens! (waaay too cute! love it!)
2.stumbling upon the fab blog of a fellow SoCali mama!
thank you...can't wait to explore & see what else comes along :)